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unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visionary $3.5 million world class playground in the heart of san francisco. this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. park, go to sfrecpark.org. [horns honking] [siren wails] announcer: big dreams and goodrades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. arab heritage month celebration. (singing).
unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visionary $3.5 million world...
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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/greatdeal today. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. and see why millions have chosen fios over cable. >> this is abc 7 breaking news. >> we begin with breaking news the gulf coast. an oil rig has exploded 25 miles louisiana. look at the pictures just into our newsroom. helicopters, an airplane, and a boat are near the scene. the fire. word if the fire has been put out. >> david petraeus is telling congress he said from the first day the deadly attack in was the work of terrorists. >> he told the panel other agencies changed the original cia report. we have the latest twists in the search for an answer. washe former cia director growth for over an hour this morning by the house. we know this afternoon the libya was not spontaneous. from whath different the general said just three days after the attack. >> david petraeus told the house d senate committees he told was terrorism within hours and al qaeda was involved. testimony comes as the investigated for the over an extramarital affai
call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/greatdeal today. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. and see why millions have chosen fios over cable. >> this is abc 7 breaking news. >> we begin with breaking news the gulf coast. an oil rig has exploded 25 miles louisiana. look at the pictures just into our newsroom. helicopters, an airplane, and a boat are near the scene. the fire. word if the fire has been put out. >> david petraeus...
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contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. you ar[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> are watching wbal-tv 11. >> good afternoon. i am barry simms. congress turns its sights to libya today as lawmakers try to figure out what happened during the attacks in benghazi. as hallie jackson reports, general david petraeus is not out of the spotlight. >> former cia director general david petraeus will answer questions about benghazi, just not today. later this morning congress will move forward with its investigation. >> i don't think there's any debate in this country that when you have for americans killed, that is a problem. >> congress will look at not just what happened with the deadly attack in libya on september 11, but what happened after and how the administration responded. >> i believe the american people deserve a comprehensive, no- holds-barred investigation. >> at the heart of the increase its un ambassador susan rice, who made the ro
contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. you ar[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> are watching wbal-tv 11. >> good afternoon. i am barry simms. congress turns its sights to libya today as lawmakers try to figure out what happened during the attacks in benghazi. as hallie jackson reports, general david petraeus is not out of the spotlight. >>...
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american association of people with disabilities, the disability rights education and defense fund, and the national disability rights network. in addition, it is supported by 21 different veterans groups including the wounded warrior project, the american legion, disabled american veterans and veterans of foreign war. president george h.w. bush, who signed the americans with disabilities act into law, has called for ratification of this treaty. there's been no more passionate advocate -- and in i'm so honord that he would consider devoting his energies and good name to our effort -- for ratification of the treaty than senator bob dole, a lifelong advocate for disability rights. we need to pass this in a tribute to bob dole, for his life of service to the state of kansas and to the nation as well as his heroic efforts on behalf of the disabled in the united states senate. these people have come together to support ratification of the treaty because they know it's critical for those living with disabilities in the united states and around the world. thanks to the a.d.a. and similar l
american association of people with disabilities, the disability rights education and defense fund, and the national disability rights network. in addition, it is supported by 21 different veterans groups including the wounded warrior project, the american legion, disabled american veterans and veterans of foreign war. president george h.w. bush, who signed the americans with disabilities act into law, has called for ratification of this treaty. there's been no more passionate advocate -- and...
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there are exemptions i should note medicaid food stamps child nutrition social security which is like disability refundable tax credits earned income tax credit benefits and are also examples all of those are exempt those don't get touched so what about defense spending i mean that we could just cut it all from there. you are not going to get me to disagree with you there of course i mean defense i believe and i think that there's lots of support this is so bloated you know with government asking for things lawmakers asking for things that the military doesn't even say that they need i mean i think that there is a strong argument to be made about that of course so how is this going to really i mean you say people are going to freak you know. about you know what is this going to do to hold the growth of the economy is this really going to impact you me everyone else citizens and what come through some of that yeah ok so let's talk about first what it means to you or i is just people if the if the government goes off the fiscal cliff so to speak that means bush tax cuts expire that means people's
there are exemptions i should note medicaid food stamps child nutrition social security which is like disability refundable tax credits earned income tax credit benefits and are also examples all of those are exempt those don't get touched so what about defense spending i mean that we could just cut it all from there. you are not going to get me to disagree with you there of course i mean defense i believe and i think that there's lots of support this is so bloated you know with government...
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we lost 5 million jobs in four years and we've seen the number of people on food stamps and disability about up by 22 million. that's unsustainable. >> this is is this the worst position we've been in as a nation? >> no. there's the call for optimism. 1980, our economy was worse. the difference between now and 91980 is we turned out an incumbent president and elected possibility some people voted twice. while the st. lucie canvassing board was to recount all 37,000 early votes at 7:00. they announced the recount will only involve the last three days. west trails the democratic changer patrick murphy. murphy claimed victory by 2,442 votes. just over the amount needed for automatic recount. more on this and the whole election next week from illegal voting in ohio to voter fraud which cost a congressional seat in texas. our address is voterfraud@foxnews.com. >> newdevelopmentsfollowingfrom t hewreckageofsuperstormsandy. it'snotgettingeasyer. >> janet napolitano will head to new york city and get a look at the recovery efforts out there, particularly on hard hit staten island. as fema appr
we lost 5 million jobs in four years and we've seen the number of people on food stamps and disability about up by 22 million. that's unsustainable. >> this is is this the worst position we've been in as a nation? >> no. there's the call for optimism. 1980, our economy was worse. the difference between now and 91980 is we turned out an incumbent president and elected possibility some people voted twice. while the st. lucie canvassing board was to recount all 37,000 early votes at...
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a major fire at a workshop employing people with disabilities in the south west and germany has killed fourteen or injured at least seven after one hundred firefighters battle so bring the blaze under control because of a fire that has not yet been established authorities believe there may have been an explosion in a store room. thousands of protesters crowded rio de janeiro calling on president rousseff to veto and or world has bell parliament has already passed the proposals that would mean profits from crude production would be shared evenly between the states including those without any refineries some politicians have threatened to childish to move in court but i'm melissa believe the president will still sign the bill internal. understanding to our breaking news story put it senior officials say the remains of late palestinian leader yasser arafat has just have just been exhumed an international team of forensic experts warn our search for clues to shed light on his death in two thousand and four after mysterious illness the investigation was renewed after traces of a radioactive
a major fire at a workshop employing people with disabilities in the south west and germany has killed fourteen or injured at least seven after one hundred firefighters battle so bring the blaze under control because of a fire that has not yet been established authorities believe there may have been an explosion in a store room. thousands of protesters crowded rio de janeiro calling on president rousseff to veto and or world has bell parliament has already passed the proposals that would mean...
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this downtown building will soon be home to 75 disabled veterans. >> this gives them a safe place to be even if they're in a shelter or in emergency housing, they're very vulnerable to predators, they're vulnerable to you name it. >> reporter: the group partnered with federal, state agents and the city of san francisco to gather the $30 million to renovate the building into veterans commons. >> weaver been at this since 1974, and it's very gratifying to have these resources. >> reporter: the units are equipped with a kitchen and bathroom, all ada approved. winston says veterans commons will an one-stop shop to veterans. they'll have ak toes to health care and wellness classes like cooking and yoga. >> i didn't expect it to look as nice as it does. living in san francisco, just having a place to live, that's a very important thing. once you have that, the stress level goes way down. >> reporter: winston says this falls in line with the goal of ending veteran homelessness. he believes that the right support, the time line can happen. >> it's a very ambitious goal but we're signed on, y
this downtown building will soon be home to 75 disabled veterans. >> this gives them a safe place to be even if they're in a shelter or in emergency housing, they're very vulnerable to predators, they're vulnerable to you name it. >> reporter: the group partnered with federal, state agents and the city of san francisco to gather the $30 million to renovate the building into veterans commons. >> weaver been at this since 1974, and it's very gratifying to have these resources....
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they have different ratings on that in terms of their disabilities. but that's important for all of us to keep in mind. these are people whose disabilities stem from their service to the country. 3.5 million people like that. there are a lot more. during the conversation of ireport, we're celebrating the wisdom of veterans. >> extraordinary individuals who made ultimate sacrifices in so many different ways. all right, josh, thank you for that. >> you bet. >>> you heard some discussion about this, right? bikers all working in unison. we'll show you how a can or two of red bull actually brought them together. >> from currency trading for a few to a currency market for everyone. the potential of fxcm unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. the potential of yelp unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. this is the first leg of our world challenge with the cadillac ats. this is actually starting to feel real now. [ ross ] this is the perfect place to test the ats's advanced aerodynamics. [ derek ] we've got crosswinds, ta
they have different ratings on that in terms of their disabilities. but that's important for all of us to keep in mind. these are people whose disabilities stem from their service to the country. 3.5 million people like that. there are a lot more. during the conversation of ireport, we're celebrating the wisdom of veterans. >> extraordinary individuals who made ultimate sacrifices in so many different ways. all right, josh, thank you for that. >> you bet. >>> you heard some...
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members are driven by specific issues so they are interested when something comes up when there's a disabled rights treaty or something that is when to begin the sovereignty or cause problems and react but you're right it's very hard to organize this in a general way but we have to look devotee of the problem is that as i try to point out with a mengin testifying against the disabled treaty were against the women's treaty. a friend of mine testified against some of the favors an favor of it said okay these are the countries, sudan, syria, iran. that's where we want the united states to be so you try to injure someone in ten seconds and you have to go to the web site and do this and that. so yes it is difficult on that score but as far as the answer to your question i don't think if you organize the general opposition but if you can wait for the big items to come up, currently there is an initiative in california launched by the american bar association to promote the international criminal court and to get the u.s. to join the international criminal court and they are paying for members of t
members are driven by specific issues so they are interested when something comes up when there's a disabled rights treaty or something that is when to begin the sovereignty or cause problems and react but you're right it's very hard to organize this in a general way but we have to look devotee of the problem is that as i try to point out with a mengin testifying against the disabled treaty were against the women's treaty. a friend of mine testified against some of the favors an favor of it...
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for a disabled veteran working abroad, the adoption of disability rights and implementation of disability laws allows them to do their jobs more effectively and reaffirms what they served for: liberty and the opportunity to participate." he closed by saying, "we have a moral obligation to one another to serve our great country and to show what we represent to all mankind." mr. president, when he returned from vietnam, john struggled for years with environmental obstacles, employment discrimination. i really think we owe it to him and to millions of americans facing similar plight today to fulfill our constitutional responsibilities and -- and get the job done. when george h.w. bush signed the americans with disabilities into law, he did so with the hope that that was going to foster full and equal access to civic, economic and social life for people with disabilities in america. senator kennedy, who played an important role, said, "this act has the potential to become one of the great civil rights laws of our generation. it's a bill of rights for the disabled and america will be a better
for a disabled veteran working abroad, the adoption of disability rights and implementation of disability laws allows them to do their jobs more effectively and reaffirms what they served for: liberty and the opportunity to participate." he closed by saying, "we have a moral obligation to one another to serve our great country and to show what we represent to all mankind." mr. president, when he returned from vietnam, john struggled for years with environmental obstacles,...
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for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> sunshine starting to break out. mostly sunny afternoon and should be a beautiful friday and start to the weekend with temperatures warming up a little bit. five-day forecast, or seven-day forecast now, 54 today. weekend looks dry. partly sunny here sunday afternoon for the big games. next week, no travel issues at least otherwise, as things will cooperate monday through thursday now. upper 50s for thanksgiving. >> great forecast. >> lez zeppelin is doing a full show tomorrow night at the state theater in falls church. if you love music as much as you do, you must love picking it apart, learning it and playing it. >> never gets boring. n
for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> sunshine starting to break out. mostly sunny afternoon and should be a beautiful friday and start to the weekend with temperatures warming up a little bit. five-day forecast, or seven-day forecast now, 54 today. weekend looks dry. partly sunny here sunday afternoon for the big games. next week, no travel issues at least otherwise, as things will cooperate monday through thursday now. upper 50s for thanksgiving. >> great...
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. >>> and just in time for veterans day, a new housing facility opens up for homeless disabled veterans. i'm christie smith. we'll tell you where coming up in a live report. >>> and baby,
. >>> and just in time for veterans day, a new housing facility opens up for homeless disabled veterans. i'm christie smith. we'll tell you where coming up in a live report. >>> and baby,
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what senator wants to get up and says i want to give a vote against the rights of the disabled treaty? but it has all these hidden measures and duo thats. so they're really about a political agenda. and it also includes economic and cultural rights and so on. the whole range of human rights treaties that are really about politics and not about human rights. so what's wrong with this is it distorts the constitutional process. it takes a foreign political actor, a u.n.-monitoring committee outside of our constitutional process, it enters our constitutional process, it takes sides within that process. on one side against the other. so you have this foreign body sort of entering constitutional space. that's one problem. a much bigger problem is it aims to shrink the area of democratic decision making at a national level, the congressional level, democratic -- it shrinks federalism because the federal system is always trumped in any of these human rights treaties. civil society or the business sector and even parental rights or decision making made at the individual, family or even the ind
what senator wants to get up and says i want to give a vote against the rights of the disabled treaty? but it has all these hidden measures and duo thats. so they're really about a political agenda. and it also includes economic and cultural rights and so on. the whole range of human rights treaties that are really about politics and not about human rights. so what's wrong with this is it distorts the constitutional process. it takes a foreign political actor, a u.n.-monitoring committee...
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or to burden families that have disabled kids or have a parent in a nursing home. or suddenly we've got to cut more out of our basic research budget that is the key to growing the economy in the long term. so that's my concern. i'm less concerned about red lines per se. what i'm concerned about is not finding ourselves in a situation where the wealthy aren't paying more or aren't paying as much as they should, middle class families one way or another are making up the difference. that's the kind of status quo that has been going on here too long and that's exactly what i argued against during this campaign and if there's one thing that i'm confident about is the american people understood what they were getting when they gave me this incredible privilege of being in office for another four years. they want compromise. they want action. but they also want to make sure that middle class folks aren't bury -- bearing the entire burden and, sacrifice when it comes to big challenges. they expect that folks at the top are doing their fair share as well. that's going to be
or to burden families that have disabled kids or have a parent in a nursing home. or suddenly we've got to cut more out of our basic research budget that is the key to growing the economy in the long term. so that's my concern. i'm less concerned about red lines per se. what i'm concerned about is not finding ourselves in a situation where the wealthy aren't paying more or aren't paying as much as they should, middle class families one way or another are making up the difference. that's the...
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with a disability. it is a national press club when there was an opportunity for the past president of the press club from both the romney campaign to speak about disability issues, the romney campaign chose not to a time and issue a position paper and disabilities. so i wanted to ask, why given one out of every five americans has a disability and 51% of american likely voters has a family member. why isn't there more of a conversation about the demographic within our society and our election process quite >> welcome the short answer is in an election revolving around the role of government. if you are for small government, where she went to get a conversation to assist people with disabilities, which might mean money. i think assist on a conversation they want to engage in it before an election. >> i'm going to do back a bit and say it becomes part of a mix of issues around caregiving. directly important to women usually the caregivers. whether children or the older members of family. they see it as pa
with a disability. it is a national press club when there was an opportunity for the past president of the press club from both the romney campaign to speak about disability issues, the romney campaign chose not to a time and issue a position paper and disabilities. so i wanted to ask, why given one out of every five americans has a disability and 51% of american likely voters has a family member. why isn't there more of a conversation about the demographic within our society and our election...
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in prizes or in revenues through the treasury or into hospitals and centers for the developmentally disabled. >> more goods news for states looking for a boost to their budget. amy robach, abc news, new york. >>> and still ahead here on "world news," the clues in your mirror. what your ears, your hands and more are telling you about your health. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soothes your throat on contact and the active ingredient relieves your cough. robitussin®. don't suffer the coughequences™. do you really think brushing is enough to keep it clean? while brushing misses germs in 75% of your mouth, listerine® cleans virtually your entire mouth. s
in prizes or in revenues through the treasury or into hospitals and centers for the developmentally disabled. >> more goods news for states looking for a boost to their budget. amy robach, abc news, new york. >>> and still ahead here on "world news," the clues in your mirror. what your ears, your hands and more are telling you about your health. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on...
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care commit suicide each year about eight hundred ninety six thousand disability compensation or pension claims were pending as of november seventh and finally twenty seven percent of afghanistan and iraq war veterans suffer from p.t.s.d. so michael you were sort of laying this out we just wanted to put it up so it was easy for people to to really get a grasp of but talk about this i mean when we talk about defense spending why are more resources not devoted to the defenders themselves. well because defense spending isn't really for the rank and file soldiers who are being sent to risk life and limb that defense spending is for the defense industry and so all you have to do is walk around washington d.c. you see the major defense contractors all around the city and actually ads all over the city saying buy this new armored vehicle buy this new drone buy this new fancy tank will most pedestrians in washington d.c. aren't in the market to buy fifty armored vehicles or tanks these are ads for the generals and officers who work in the pentagon who go out to dinner at five star steak houses w
care commit suicide each year about eight hundred ninety six thousand disability compensation or pension claims were pending as of november seventh and finally twenty seven percent of afghanistan and iraq war veterans suffer from p.t.s.d. so michael you were sort of laying this out we just wanted to put it up so it was easy for people to to really get a grasp of but talk about this i mean when we talk about defense spending why are more resources not devoted to the defenders themselves. well...
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are also being accused in states such as ohio north carolina of instructing the elderly and mentally disabled to vote for u.s. president barack obama meanwhile authorities in texas in iowa have now threatened international election monitors with arrest if they even approach voting locations so clearly the american alexion system is facing its challenges on this pivotal day where the electorate where the united states where voters will be deciding their president for the next four years nothing's going to the soon to be a lot of disenchantment we the two front runners but what about the challenges. well bill according to a gallup poll forty percent of americans identify themselves as independents these are tens of millions of people who would have possibly voted for a party other than republican or democratic if they had the choice but they don't you do have alternative candidates in this election but their voices have been blacked out by the us mainstream media which are entirely focused on the two party race we had a debate here in our in our studio in our studio just the other day between t
are also being accused in states such as ohio north carolina of instructing the elderly and mentally disabled to vote for u.s. president barack obama meanwhile authorities in texas in iowa have now threatened international election monitors with arrest if they even approach voting locations so clearly the american alexion system is facing its challenges on this pivotal day where the electorate where the united states where voters will be deciding their president for the next four years...
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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/greatdeal today. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. and see why millions have chosen fios over cable. he hhs been around the world and back... piterally. he has stood thhe many stages across thh world. comeddan tom green joins us - how was itt pooking on mtv?- wwht projects are you working on now?- what is in store foo us, if we come out to the how? show? to check out tom ggeen on stage log on to foxx baltimore dot com slash morning. coming up... we're drawing &panother name for a 100 dollar visa gift card right after the ! morning news.. alllllcal.. all &pmorniig. ((break 4)) ((open)) 3 it's our fox45 "thanks giveaway" &pevery hour, veryddy on foxx5 porning ews through thanksgivi. thanksgiving. 3 you have 15 minutes toocall us at 411-481-4545 to claim your p! prize!want tooget oor name in the box?go to facebook dot com on "contests" to fill out the foom and read the officiall rules. 33 &pmap greensprinn mapmap greenspring map ask any school crossing guard... hey'll tell you pbouu tt
call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/greatdeal today. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. and see why millions have chosen fios over cable. he hhs been around the world and back... piterally. he has stood thhe many stages across thh world. comeddan tom green joins us - how was itt pooking on mtv?- wwht projects are you working on now?- what is in store foo us, if we come out to the how? show? to check out tom ggeen on stage log on to foxx...
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. >> a woman says she was fired for pointing out errors in veteran disability claims at oakland office has had her case heard in federal court today. jamie fox pursuing a wrongful termination lawsuit saying her troubles started when she wrote a memo to a supervisor in support of a veteran who had his claim denied. she was fired four months later. >> what happens if there is an error glaring at you? i'm supposed to not do anything with about it? someone testified and said yes. because it's not my job. >> that analysis found a rate of 38%. attorneys for the federal government did not want to comment in this case. it goes to trial in october, next year. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> stay with us, abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> i'm sandhya patel. we have three storms lined up. first making for a rough morning kmu. i'll have details coming up. >> and see what is being done and materials being used on the bay bridge project before the wind and rain arrives. >> plus, new findings highlight parts of the bay area where women may have more reason to be concerned ab
. >> a woman says she was fired for pointing out errors in veteran disability claims at oakland office has had her case heard in federal court today. jamie fox pursuing a wrongful termination lawsuit saying her troubles started when she wrote a memo to a supervisor in support of a veteran who had his claim denied. she was fired four months later. >> what happens if there is an error glaring at you? i'm supposed to not do anything with about it? someone testified and said yes....
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. >> we have three companies that are hiring not only vets but disabled vets as well. >> they need jobs that are comfortable. comcast the media company cable company they own another network, whatever. 1500 positions are open right now. they need engineers people that can do technology, operations. the founder of the company himself. this is an initiative getting people back to work. >>> the next company could do a lot of people good because it has a lot of at home opportunity. >> disabled vet travens this is the biggest challenge for them because getting around is obviously difficult for many of them. they are looking to hire 2500 people by the end of the year. they do custom management solutions they help other businesses kind of run their businesses that can be at a call center so you can be working out of your home customer service calls you are at a computer that's it that's all your physical commitment. >> finally good news the bank in the banging industry doing more hiring. >> far go is won the banks that i have watched for years, 4500 jobs are available right now. thank you so m
. >> we have three companies that are hiring not only vets but disabled vets as well. >> they need jobs that are comfortable. comcast the media company cable company they own another network, whatever. 1500 positions are open right now. they need engineers people that can do technology, operations. the founder of the company himself. this is an initiative getting people back to work. >>> the next company could do a lot of people good because it has a lot of at home...
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position as i understand it is they want it disabled. not simply freezen or not -- frozen or not operating, but disabled. i think that's going to be a tough pill for the iranians to accept up front. and if you read the foreign policy statement about this, they say, yeah, we know you want us to close fodo, but we've been building it because your threatening to attack us. and they do have a point there. so can they be persuaded to disable for, rdo, will they feel comfortable doing that? maybe they will, but i i doubt . do you go into negotiation and reed with a poison -- lead with a poison pill that the other side can't accept, and you end up nowhere? so i do think something can be done. i think the iranians are willing to talk about it. they realize it's the thing they're most concerned about, and i think we can do -- let us remind ourselves that it is under iaea inspection, and the 20% is also under iaea inspection. but i think there's more the iranians can do to assure and israel -- and maybe that's a freeze, not disablement, maybe it's
position as i understand it is they want it disabled. not simply freezen or not -- frozen or not operating, but disabled. i think that's going to be a tough pill for the iranians to accept up front. and if you read the foreign policy statement about this, they say, yeah, we know you want us to close fodo, but we've been building it because your threatening to attack us. and they do have a point there. so can they be persuaded to disable for, rdo, will they feel comfortable doing that? maybe...
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it is not the disability. it is ability. the triumph of the human spirit is right here in bethesda. fletcher is still a patient at walter read himself. >> we only live one life and i'm not going to let one the thing slow me down and i hope everyone does the same. i just jumped out of an airplane. i'm 24 with no legs and i'm jumping out of planes. there is a lot to do. no need to keep your head down. raise your chin. >> reporter: says it is about you moving the world instead of letting the world move you. beth parker, fox 5 news. >> kudos to them for doing that. >>> stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> taking a live look outside right now. it is coal. that is what you are going to encounter when you wake up today. so society warmers, your gloves, your coat. >> coffee. hot chocolate. >> all of that. >> but it is not part of winter cold yet. >> it is a little bit of a shock to the system when we've been enjoying the 60s and 70s like we had last weekend. >> let's get to the forecast. not going to rain but it will feel a little bit gloomier with all the clouds around. there might be a
it is not the disability. it is ability. the triumph of the human spirit is right here in bethesda. fletcher is still a patient at walter read himself. >> we only live one life and i'm not going to let one the thing slow me down and i hope everyone does the same. i just jumped out of an airplane. i'm 24 with no legs and i'm jumping out of planes. there is a lot to do. no need to keep your head down. raise your chin. >> reporter: says it is about you moving the world instead of...
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report of a disabled vehicle on the left shoulder lane. heading up from the occoquan, nice and clear. hov restrictions lifted for the holiday today. getting to the beltway, no issues at all. 11 minutes to get from the occoquan to the beltway. you're at 61 miles an hour. here in d.c., a live look at new york avenue as you make your way past bladensburg. no major delays in the district and no reports of any accidents right now. as you make your commute in maryland along 29, no issues between north and southbound 29 between columbia and the beltway. light volume. no accidents to report. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> breaking news right now. a syrian fighter jet bombed an area controlled by rebels near the turkish border. witnesses say the bombing caused several casualties. they took over three security compounds in that area last week. thousands of refugees have left. the violence in syria killed more than 36,000 people since an uprising over syrian president bashar al assad's regime. >>> israel fired a rn warning s from a stra
report of a disabled vehicle on the left shoulder lane. heading up from the occoquan, nice and clear. hov restrictions lifted for the holiday today. getting to the beltway, no issues at all. 11 minutes to get from the occoquan to the beltway. you're at 61 miles an hour. here in d.c., a live look at new york avenue as you make your way past bladensburg. no major delays in the district and no reports of any accidents right now. as you make your commute in maryland along 29, no issues between...
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but heads up, if you're traveling 66 eastbound at 50, report of a disabled vehicle there blocking at least one of your lanes. over to the beltway, usual speed there. live at colesville road. delays start at i-95. it will take you 21 minutes to get to i-270. eun, over to you. >>> you might want to start saving extra change for rides on the dulles toll road. rates could double over the next three years. it would start with a 50 cent raise next year to $2.75. then tolls would jump to $3.50 by 2014 and $4.50 by 2015. the hike is primarily to fund the construction of metro's silver line to dulles. tolls are expected to account for half of the line's $5.6 billion price tag. >>> we have a traffic alert for downtown d.c. right now. cyclists and drivers need to share a stretch of pennsylvania avenue between 3rd and 14th street northwest for about ten days. crews are repaving pennsylvania avenue to get ready for the inauguration in january. the work will mostly take place overnight. >>> breaking news out of laurel, maryland. police investigating a shooting at the walmart near the bw parkway. t
but heads up, if you're traveling 66 eastbound at 50, report of a disabled vehicle there blocking at least one of your lanes. over to the beltway, usual speed there. live at colesville road. delays start at i-95. it will take you 21 minutes to get to i-270. eun, over to you. >>> you might want to start saving extra change for rides on the dulles toll road. rates could double over the next three years. it would start with a 50 cent raise next year to $2.75. then tolls would jump to...
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southbound on the gw parkway watch out for a disabled vehicle at route 110 on the northbound side of i-95, things are fine as you head from dale city to lorton. newington, springfield and on to 395 as well. let's take a live look at the 14th street bridge on the inbound side where traffic is moving well. no issues as you head into the downtown area right now. let's go back to the maps this time to 66 on the inbound side. flush flush where traffic is still pretty good. it's not light but it's not too heavy as well. coming in from manassas as it usually is to centerville. and one more last live look outside, this time we're heading here in manassas and centreville as you can see the lanes are open. i'll be back at 5:24. back to you mike and andrea. >>> a local college basketball team is tested all the way to the ire. >> plus the redskins return from a bye week to face a rookie quarterback making his first nfl start. that's coming up in sports. >> let's take another look of the question -- at the question of the day. it's 5:19 if you've just waking you -- you're just waking up -- >> rav
southbound on the gw parkway watch out for a disabled vehicle at route 110 on the northbound side of i-95, things are fine as you head from dale city to lorton. newington, springfield and on to 395 as well. let's take a live look at the 14th street bridge on the inbound side where traffic is moving well. no issues as you head into the downtown area right now. let's go back to the maps this time to 66 on the inbound side. flush flush where traffic is still pretty good. it's not light but it's...
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together, help each other out, bring supplies you're not needing to give to other people, help the disabled, help the elderly, just help anybody. come out and help. >> with no power, it isn't safe to go out after dark but william says even the gangs have called a truce. >> they all called a truce. they are all actually helping out other people because there's nothing bad you can do in a storm right now. it's already bad as is, so might as well just call a truce, come together, help out. >> alene comes here five days a week to get supplies for her three grandchildren. they're all in wheelchairs with muscular dystrophy. >> my grandkids haven't been home yet because they're all in wheelchairs and they can't come home because we have no lights. since the storm. we have no one to help us. >> the task is daunting. many small groups are cobbling together help, like this medical truck from kansas. people like nia garson is here to help distribute up to 10,000 meals a day donated by a local food company and the red cross. her energy seems bottomless and she has a reason. >> you never know. it could
together, help each other out, bring supplies you're not needing to give to other people, help the disabled, help the elderly, just help anybody. come out and help. >> with no power, it isn't safe to go out after dark but william says even the gangs have called a truce. >> they all called a truce. they are all actually helping out other people because there's nothing bad you can do in a storm right now. it's already bad as is, so might as well just call a truce, come together, help...
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new tax revenue, but the sidewalks officials say need to be clear for people to move, especially the disabled. >> the only thing to stand here, we serve very fast. >> reporter: current regulations were designed for restaurants with outdoor seating requiring at least 10 feet of unobstructed sidewalk. that's clearly not happening here. in northwest bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> the mayor's office says they're allowing the public to submit ideas through next tuesday. the d.c. city council will have the final say in the form of new food truck regulations. >>> the federal government is now investigating the controversial passage of recreational marijuana use in both colorado and washington state. today attorney general eric holder phoned those state's governors. the measure allows adults over 21 to have a small amount of pot which contradicts the federal law. meanwhile marijuana shops are up planning for the increase in business promising to offer a variety of alternatives. >> candies, lotions, soups, hot sauce, salsa, barbecue sauce, pizza. you're not taking any carcinogens. everything is stripped
new tax revenue, but the sidewalks officials say need to be clear for people to move, especially the disabled. >> the only thing to stand here, we serve very fast. >> reporter: current regulations were designed for restaurants with outdoor seating requiring at least 10 feet of unobstructed sidewalk. that's clearly not happening here. in northwest bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> the mayor's office says they're allowing the public to submit ideas through next tuesday. the d.c. city...
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tomales bay, revue crews used a chain saw to open up the hull of a disabled boat and pull out two children who were trapped. they appeared to be okay but they were taken to the hospital. 7 people were on this boat when it capsized near tomales bay. all this happening 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. we have a crew on the scene and we will bring you a report coming up. >>> thousands of grocery store workers are walking picket lines. picket lines are up after contract negotiations broke down last night. ktvu's matt keller is live with the issues. >> reporter: this is the first strike ever for the super markets. this picket line will be here 24 hours a day till an agreement is reached. >> what do you want? >> contracts. >> reporter: shoppers looking for groceries face a picket line to get inside. >> we have company and i need ice cream. >> reporter: 8,000 workers at 100 stores went on strike after failing to agree to a new contract. >> i have a son and a wife to support. >> reporter: officials blame an increase in non-union competition. >> target. fresh and easy. walmart. a number of competitors tha
tomales bay, revue crews used a chain saw to open up the hull of a disabled boat and pull out two children who were trapped. they appeared to be okay but they were taken to the hospital. 7 people were on this boat when it capsized near tomales bay. all this happening 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. we have a crew on the scene and we will bring you a report coming up. >>> thousands of grocery store workers are walking picket lines. picket lines are up after contract negotiations broke down...
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we don't have to ask seniors or parents of disabled children or the least fortunate among us to bear the burden of getting our fiscal house in order. >> both parties may be under greater pressure to compromise this time given the recent signals from the private sector. yesterday hostess brands announced they are closing three bakeries and laying off 627 employees. boeing company, groupon incorporated, applebee's international, papa john an murray industry announced layoffs or job cuts since the election. one thing that would surely ease business pessimism would be administration agreement to streamline regulations. in the past 90 days, the obama administration posted nearly 6,000 regulations of notices on the regulations.gov website. that is an ample of # 8 a day -- average of 68 a day. >> bret: thank you. stocks fell. dow lost 59, nasdaq dropped 20. slightly more americans will be traveling this thig than last year. triple-a predicts 44 million americans will travel 50 miles from home. there is a 35-crept gas prices in the last month. the drop is good thing for travelers, it could s
we don't have to ask seniors or parents of disabled children or the least fortunate among us to bear the burden of getting our fiscal house in order. >> both parties may be under greater pressure to compromise this time given the recent signals from the private sector. yesterday hostess brands announced they are closing three bakeries and laying off 627 employees. boeing company, groupon incorporated, applebee's international, papa john an murray industry announced layoffs or job cuts...
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contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. welcome to life on fios. contact the verizon center it's tte most wonderful time of the year....the holiday season is upon us and waterfronn partnership has some great evenns in tore. emily gracey oins us for this morrings homeeown hotspot.- what events do you have planned for the holiday season? -tell us aaouttthe art in the windows?- what else can we expect thissseason? season? harbor east's window wonderland- a holiday art eehibit thursday november 15th prom 5:30 p.m. t0 7:300p.m. at mac harbor east. for more information log on to fox baltimore dot com slass mornnng. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 morning. dot com slash to fox baltimore dottcom slash morning. 3 3 3 3 coming up... federal aid.... or the victims offsuper storm ssndy. sandy.the blank check that at least ne state may e getttngg 3sitting down... for a delicious thanksggving meal. the able settings... that will be sure to impress your guests.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 2)) ((bump in)) i've bee
contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. welcome to life on fios. contact the verizon center it's tte most wonderful time of the year....the holiday season is upon us and waterfronn partnership has some great evenns in tore. emily gracey oins us for this morrings homeeown hotspot.- what events do you have planned for the holiday season? -tell us aaouttthe art in the windows?- what else can we expect thissseason? season? harbor east's window wonderland- a...
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also i am disabled and i decided to buy myself a scooter so that i could get around, and because i could barely walk at all and i have been almost housebound for four years but i decided to take the money out of the social security i'm getting to meet payments on that scooter rather than to have medicare pay it, so it's offensive to some like me 40% who is insulted by someone like mitt romney saying that we feel entitled to rely do not feel entitled. i am ashamed of having to accept public assistance but i don't have a choice because i am not able to work. >> we have to recognize a significant amount pay more in payroll taxes and income taxes. the challenge is that those payroll taxes or your marks for social security and medicare don't generate adequate revenues to be a live on the promises that have been made under those programs and those programs are also geared to provide greater relevant benefits for the less well-off than the well-off and that makes sense so what we have to do is to step back. the government frankly has grown too big and promised to much and waited too long to res
also i am disabled and i decided to buy myself a scooter so that i could get around, and because i could barely walk at all and i have been almost housebound for four years but i decided to take the money out of the social security i'm getting to meet payments on that scooter rather than to have medicare pay it, so it's offensive to some like me 40% who is insulted by someone like mitt romney saying that we feel entitled to rely do not feel entitled. i am ashamed of having to accept public...
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martha: a new program to help those who are the most disabled among veterans. steve centanni joins me live from fred ris virginia. steve, talk to me a little bit about what they are doing there. >> reporter: the house you see behind me is being donated to a quadruple amputee who served in iraq and afghanistan, sergeant john peck. he first went to iraq and had a brain injure from an ied that went offer. he came back and went back to afghanistan, another ied went off and he lost all four of his limbs. they are donating houses to people so severely impacted by the wars across the country and hope to build dozen of them. this is about the 12th or 13th they've done. later on today they will have a ceremony here, that is why the big american flag flying. john peck will get the keys to his new house here on the sans lore civil war battlefield and he and his mother will live there. a very good story for veteran's day as we some of these people who have difficulty dealing with ordinary houses having a specially fitted smart house that he can use, that has special featur
martha: a new program to help those who are the most disabled among veterans. steve centanni joins me live from fred ris virginia. steve, talk to me a little bit about what they are doing there. >> reporter: the house you see behind me is being donated to a quadruple amputee who served in iraq and afghanistan, sergeant john peck. he first went to iraq and had a brain injure from an ied that went offer. he came back and went back to afghanistan, another ied went off and he lost all four of...
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. >> reporter: the rockaways has one of the highest concentration of elderly and disabled adults in the country. people vulnerable, even on a good day. they went to the one place they knew they would get help. st. john's episcopal hospital, high ground, 14 feet above sea level. >> they couldn't power their medical devices and they needed electricity to power their ventilators and they needed oxygen. some patients just needed a roof. some missed dialysis, some missed their medications and needed insulin. >> reporter: for all their efforts, st. john's says it might be on the hook for as much as $3 million for helping. why? medicare clearly says it will not pay hospitals for people medically well enough to be discharged. rick browns >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money and ruining your repu
. >> reporter: the rockaways has one of the highest concentration of elderly and disabled adults in the country. people vulnerable, even on a good day. they went to the one place they knew they would get help. st. john's episcopal hospital, high ground, 14 feet above sea level. >> they couldn't power their medical devices and they needed electricity to power their ventilators and they needed oxygen. some patients just needed a roof. some missed dialysis, some missed their...
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in ohio, 40% of the population receiving disability, social security, medicare and medicaid against a cad who is saying, and with his vice presidential nominee, we are going to be pulling that money back from you at a time when we have lost net 9 million jobs in this country and we don't have that balance between opportunity and entitlement. megyn: there is a difference between medicare and social security on the one hand and disability, food stamps, medicaid on the other hand. people have put money into the system and reap the rewards later. >> to might is not an issue of whether it's justified, whether it's an entitlement or short term that it's necessary. the fact is there isn't that counter offering in our society. we right now are losing jobs. even though we are talking about unemployment rate that has moved down. we still have 23 million people in this country who are in pain and governor romney spoke about those people. but he did not speak to them. and that was i think a central failure of his candidacy. >> the issue of entitlements when you call social security, medicare and
in ohio, 40% of the population receiving disability, social security, medicare and medicaid against a cad who is saying, and with his vice presidential nominee, we are going to be pulling that money back from you at a time when we have lost net 9 million jobs in this country and we don't have that balance between opportunity and entitlement. megyn: there is a difference between medicare and social security on the one hand and disability, food stamps, medicaid on the other hand. people have put...